Monday, March 17, 2014

Introduction:“It's not that we spend five days looking forward to just two. It's that most people do what they enjoy most on those two days. Imagine living a life where everyday are your Saturdays and Sundays. Make everyday your weekend. Make everyday a play-day…”

On Friday, February 2/28/2014, I took a weekend trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Driving it is about a four to five hour trip from Richardson, Texas, just don’t get lost like I did. The main purpose of this travel was to enjoy their famous spa facilities and take some photographs in the mountains. So, I made reservations with the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, a downtown historic hotel, which was built in 1875. It had amazing customer service; old time elevators with the circle on the top and of course their own spa facilities which were fabulous.

The historical downtown district was in walking distance from the hotel and so was the hot spring coming out of the ground.(1)

A little background and history on Hot Springs, it is the eight largest city in Arkansas. The drive to this place takes you deep within the Ouachita Mountains on a winding two lane highway (#7) surrounded by pine trees.

It is an amazing picturesque drive, worth every moment and reminds me of the Sierra Gordas highway from San Luis Potosi to Conca, Queretaro, loved loved that drive. Hot Springs, not only has a historical downtown district and the hot springs coming out of the ground, there is, also, the charming Garvan Gardens overseen by the University of Arkansas and a scenic mountain tour. I made sure to check out every one of these places. More tidbits, it is the location to a Major League Baseball spring training camp, with a rich history in illegal gambling, speakeasies and gangsters hideaways for people like Al Capone, there is horse racing at Oaklawn Park, the Army and Navy Hospital, and 42nd President Bill Clinton.(2).

"The Weekend" (8)HeyTick tock, I'm on the clock and I'm feeling likeThis job's just 9 to 5'in my life awayIt's like I'm back in school and I'm in the last classAnd I'm passing time until the bell ringHavin' visions of summertimeWait a minute now, that's just later tonightTan legs and tailgating, it's all up in the moonlightAnd by the way, loosin' up its pay dayLive it up for the weekendPour it up, have the time of your lifeTake a shot for the regretsDouble up and it's bound to get buck wildHey ladies, let your hair downWe know ain't nobody scared now, hell nahJust do your thing like it's spring breakWake and bake and we're at it againWe live it up for the weekendBackwoods looking like Panama CityA bunch of jacked up trucks and bikinisGot a Yeti full of good ideasLike I ain't worried 'bout drivin, I'mma stay right hereAnd I'mma live it up for the weekendPour it up, have the time of your lifeTake a shot for the regretsDouble up and it's bound to get buck wildHey ladies, let your hair downWe know ain't nobody scared now, hell nahJust do your thing like it's spring breakWake and bake and we're at it againWe live it up for the weekendSomebody said something 'bout church on Sunday, amenSomebody said something 'bout work on MondayShhh, don't say it againPhotosLive it up for the weekend

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T. S. Elliot wrote that “Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things”.